torose

torose
/tawr"ohs, tohr"-, taw rohs", toh-/, adj.
1. Bot. cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed.
2. Zool. bulging.
Also, torous /tohr"euhs, tawr"-/.
[1750-60; < L torosus bulging, full of muscle, equiv. to tor(us) bulge + -osus -OSE1]

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  • Torose — To*rose , a. [L. torosus full of muscle, brawny, fleshy. See {Torus}.] Cylindrical with alternate swellings and contractions; having the surface covered with rounded prominences. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • torose — [tō′rəs, tôr′əstō′rōs΄, tôr′ōs΄, tō rōs′] adj. [L torosus, full of muscle, knotty < torus, muscle] 1. bulging, knobbed, protuberant, swelling, etc. 2. Bot. cylindrical, with swellings at intervals: Also torous [tō′rəs, tôr′əs] …   English World dictionary

  • torose — adj. [L. torus, elevation] A swelling into knobs; cylindrical and swollen at intervals; torous …   Dictionary of invertebrate zoology

  • torose — to·rose (toґrōs) [L. torosus muscular, brawny] bulging or knobby; called also torous …   Medical dictionary

  • torose — adj. bulging, swollen …   English contemporary dictionary

  • torose — a. (Bot.) Knobby, torous …   New dictionary of synonyms

  • torose — to·rose …   English syllables

  • torose — /ˈtɔroʊs/ (say tawrohs), /tɔˈroʊs/ (say taw rohs) adjective 1. Botany cylindrical, with swellings or constrictions at intervals; knobbed. 2. Zoology bulging. Also, torous /ˈtɔrəs/ (say tawruhs). {Latin torōsus bulging. See torus} …  

  • torose —   a. bulging, knobbly; muscular.    ♦ torous, a.    ♦ torosity, n …   Dictionary of difficult words

  • torose — adj. 1 Bot. (of plants, esp. their stalks) cylindrical with bulges at intervals. 2 Zool. knobby. Etymology: L torosus f. torus: see TORUS …   Useful english dictionary

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